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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Sheridan's Ride (1981)

Ratings

5.92188 out of
10 with
16 ratings

Board Game Rank: Not Ranked

War Game Rank: Not Ranked

Description

Sheridan's Ride is a simulation of the battle of Cedar Creek, fought on October 19, 1864, between the Union Army of the Shenandoah under Philip Sheridan, and a Confederate Army under Jubal Early. The map represents the terrain around Middleton, Va., where the battle was fought, and the counters represent the infantry, cavalry, and artillery units which were engaged. Each hex on the map represents roughly 400 yards of actual terrain, each turn represents one hour of the battle, and each strength point represents 75 to 150 soldiers."

Designer: Todd Fischer

Artist: Darch Clampitt

Publisher: Mayfair Games

Year Published: 1981

Number of Players: 2 - 2

Manufacturer Suggested Ages: 0

Playing Time: 120

Suggested Ages: 12

Language Dependence: Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable

Honors: 1981 Charles S. Roberts Best Pre-Twentieth Century Game Nominee

Subdomain: Wargames

Category: American Civil War, Wargame

Mechanic: Hex-and-Counter

Alternate Names: Sheridan's Ride

Reviews

4 out of 10

By airjim7

Dismal looking map, about the same color as my 48 Panzer Korps! Counters are a bit bland too. Game system leaves a lot to be desired. It does seem to be a difficult situation to design a game on, though.

By andrewh63

From Ebay, 01/10/08. Mint, a few counters have fallen off the sheet. Countersheet checklist uploaded to BGG.

6 out of 10

By Aussie550

Quite a reasonable little quick playing game...the Rebs stand little chance of victory however as the Yanks gain a boost in the end game.

7 out of 10

By bdwhite

Nice small Hex and Chit. Good game playable. Torture in the good kind of way.

By fuzzyfife

no comment
LOCATION: E1

4 out of 10

By gvchief

Old, basic, dated game. I'll probably never play it again, but my father and I played the heck out of it back in the day.

By jsetear

Punched.

7 out of 10

By PAYDIRT

Runner up for the 1981 Charles S. Roberts Awards. Brigade level action and starting positions printed on the map make this game easy to play.

By RaffertyA

(6.11) P

5 out of 10

By Robert Osvalds

Fun experience, but the sides are not balanced.

By Tom Vader

Mayfair Games

By TomVeal

Battle of Cedar Creek
American Civil War > Eastern Theater > Battles

5 out of 10

By xlegion

Not a bad little game for the time. But marred by inferior graphics and counters.